Fasciolopsis buski Detected in Humans in Bihar and Pigs in Assam, India.

ABSTRACT: The foodborne intestinal trematode Fasciolopsis buski causes the neglected zoonotic disease fasciolopsiasis. We detected F. buski infection in 14 pediatric patients in Sitamarhi, Bihar, and in pigs in Sivasagar, Assam, India. Proper diagnostic methods and surveillance are urgently needed to accurately estimate the true burden of this disease in India.

SUBMITTER: Saikia D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9155878 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature